This is an excellent home all-rounder computer. Pretty good at gaming (not awesome). Awesome at home office, photo editing, video editing. Ok at Chrome… ;)
Best of all, it doesn't look garish like many "gaming" pcs.
You couldn't build a computer like this for this price.
With RTX2060: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-XPS-8930-Desktop-9th-Gen-Co…
I saw that, but for people who don't game (like me), the extra $160 isn't worth it imo because the 1660ti is already overkill.
why are you spending $1500 on a pc if you don't game
Decent photo and video editing requires good CPU, SSD and ram, and an ok graphics card.
@blaze: From what I've read, a basic graphics card is good enough. There is a pretty decent jump from onboard graphics to a discrete card, but then jumping up to a top of the line RTX has diminishing returns.
So, to answer the question, the RTX will be better, but not noticeably. The bottleneck for the Adobe suite is the CPU.
Again, this is just from what I've read. I don't have an RTX. My recent build was just a 1650 because I figured I didn't need anything more.
@MisterTee: Thanks for explaining it. Bought a previous generation of one of these PCs 8700k + gtx 1060 and it’s sluggish on big 2d graphics (big Illustrator etc) files. Did all sorts of stuff to improve performance like checking drivers, windows settings, app settings, installing an extra 32gb of ram without luck. Just wondering wtf you’re supposed to do to get good performance for this sort of thing. Only thing I can think is a faster nvme but again it seems like a bandaid that might not work.
But I've added it in the 2060 in case ppl want it :)
Pretty sure that's in USD.
If you change the region to Australia it says - Total: $1569.21 - not including a price for the motherboard.
Or windows. Or DVD drive. Or helpful Dell people.
Or sales tax (GST for us)
16GB RAM
Not sure if enough for Chrome
I'm LMAOOOOO! :D
True not enough. Google bloated chrome with get all user info to hq magic.
Not bad.
Currently doing a build of:
Ryzen 3700X = $400 - $460 (depending on cashback)
MSI Mortar Max = $150
G.Skill 32Gb RAM 3600Mhz CL16 = $313
V21 Core case = $90
Corsair 1100W PSU = $110
M.2 SSD = existing (hopefully the existing Windows 10 can be activated on the new mobo?)
Vega 64 = existing
Fans = yet to buy
If I didn't have an existing GPU, would have jumped on this.
Yeah, I did a build last month with a crapper graphics card for a few hundred more than this. The CPU and GPU alone is almost $1k.
To be fair I bought top tier in each category… but still… generic vs top tier doesn't matter much to performance specs.
Top spec has faster RAM and better cooling and durability.
Top spec should last longer?
Better ram makes minimal difference for Intel.
Maybe lasts longer… but the warranty isn't necessarily any better, so not sure.
I just like having a good brand for each component. But if this deal had been around when I built my compy I probably would have gotten this and saved the couple of hundred.
You couldn't build a computer like this for this price.
Hmm if you put your mind to it I think you can and save $180…
516 i7 9700
473 RTX 2060 6G
110 16GB Kit 2666
75 480GB
85 2TB HDD
95 80+ Gold
100 Mobo
50 Case
1,504 Total
Well played.
But…
Also, this is nvme. Can you get 500gb nvme for $75?
Plus the hassle of having to deal with many different retailers.
But still, well played.
Still save $150.
You sure the SSD is nvme? It says m.2 (which could be sata).
The dell is going to come with a weak PSU with proprietary cables, locked down motherboard, and the shittiest most generic GPU that money can buy.
If you have the time, it's easily worth building the better system and saving money.
"512GB PCIe M.2 Class 40 SSD". Pretty sure that's NVME.
Is $10 eBay Windows licence legit? I thought the cheapest legal copy you can buy is around $100.
I agree with you re the generic parts. But you can buy extended warranty if you're worried about that.
Not everyone has the know how or patience or time to build own. Plus they want the peace of mind knowing that if anything breaks they don't have to trouble shoot each component themselves.
Not everyone has the know how or patience or time to build own.
You couldn't build a computer like this for this price.
-_-
@MisterTee: Depends what you mean by legit. It will activate fine, but it's being sold outside of its licence terms (it will be a volume licence of some kind). Microsoft might deactivate it at a later date, and would be within their rights to.
512Gb NVMe is $23 more. Still have plenty of change from the $180 variance
Windows and optical drive
Windows? have you seen the techfast deals? Optical drive? Lol you are too funny
Well played.
ERR no. I think you just lost
Ok. I lost at comments.
He gave you the win bro, ffs settle down!
And a warranty.
any idea what mobo these use? are there 2 free ram slots?
details list 3 drive bays, but how manay sata ports free?
From specs page:
Up to 4 total 3 HDD/1 SSD; ODD
4x PCIe expansion slots (x1, x1, x4, x16)
4x DIMM slots (supports up to 64GB)
Not sure how many spare sata ports there are. Pretty sure the ram is 2x8, so there should be 2 free ram slots.
thanks mate.
So hard to decide. Had started buying parts for an r5 3600 1660 build, but with the Ti here hard to resist..
I bought one with a RTX 2060 a couple of days ago. Compared to the Dell website price of $3,099, this is a bargain even without the 20% off. With that as well, this a stone cold winner.
has yours arrived already?
Not yet. Ordered on 3rd with a delivery window starting 18th.
Update on this: although the delivery window was from 18th, I’ve just been notified delivery is scheduled for 9th! :)
The 2080 is a much better gaming card, but I don't think has much difference on photo and video editing.
It mainly comes down to the CPU, and the Intels tend to do better than the AMDs because the Adobe suite isn't great at taking advantage of multithreading, and so having beefier cores is preferable.
Also, this has a bigger SSD.
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700K-vs…
Looks like the i7 is about 10% faster.
If you're gaming though, that'd be a worthwhile sacrifice. Top tier vs mid tier graphics.
Agreed. For gaming, the 2060 is a decent step up from 1660 ti.
According to these guys, gpu has not much difference on photo editing:
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-GPU-Rou…
The same site has the 9700 above amd 3700 for video, but below for photoshop.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CPU-…
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CPU-Rou…
But both are pretty close to each other, so it's fair to say that they would both perform basically on par. So 3500 < i7 9700 = 3700 < 3800, give or take depending on what you actually do within photoshop or premier.
How many FPS will you get on Minesweeper?
HD or 4k?
8K
Bought a couple of months ago and returned. Got super loud under load and CPU temps hit above 95. (Apex Legends, Video rendering)
Other than that thought it was good value for money.
looked for solutions first but tough case to change fan or add water cooling. Google it.
I also read about this issue upon researching this before purchase. I discovered that nearly all the complaints related to the previous 8930 model (often referred to as “special edition”) and weren’t relevant to this configuration.
There is apparently an upgrade in fans that occurred when Dell started using the K versions of CPUs and although this model isn’t a K version, it’s at the higher (highest?) end of the XPS range and as such comes with the same kind of fan you can see if you search “XPS 8930 sound update” on YouTube.
What a computer would need to be excellent with Chrome?
What a computer would need to be excellent with Chrome?
Chromebook
Watson.
I am itching to buy a Chromebook, are they powerful enough to keep multiple Chrome tabs open without frying anything inside?
Dell or Lenovo?
Better off with this for extra $160: Dell XPS 8930 Desktop 9th Gen Core i7-9700 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX2060
$1679